2009–10 Alaska Aces season

The 2009–10 Alaska Aces season is the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2009-10 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Philippine Cup results
Record	13–5 (.722)
Place	1st (tied)
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record	11–7 (.611)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Champions (won 4-0)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

• August 2: The 2009 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mike Burtscher			Switzerland	Clear Water
2	16	Sean Co			Philippines	Mapúa

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 1 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) U of Mindanao G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook F 10 Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UE PG 11 Robinson, Topex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) San Sebastian G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo F 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM G 22 Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State G 24 Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard F 35 dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine F/C 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UTEP F 63 Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Beda	Head coach Tim Cone (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Joel Banal (Mapúa) Richard Bachmann (De La Salle) Jojo Lastimosa (Ateneo) Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	13	5	.722[lower-alpha 1]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	12	6	.667[lower-alpha 2]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	2
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	12	.333[lower-alpha 3]	7
8	Burger King Whoppers	6	12	.333[lower-alpha 3]	7
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	14	.222	9
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	3	15	.167	10
11	Smart Gilas (G)	3	6	.333	5.5	Guest team[lower-alpha 4]

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guest.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
3. Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
4. Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

Game Log

Eliminations

2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 14 Barako Bull 99-82 Miller (19) Miller (11) Miller (12) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 17 San Miguel 85-74 Miller (25) Miller (10) Miller, Tenorio, dela Cruz (3) Panabo, Davao del Norte 2–0 3 October 23 Coca Cola 100-79 Tenorio (17) Miller, dela Cruz (10) Tenorio, Hugnatan, dela Cruz (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–0 4 October 25 Barangay Ginebra 105-96 Hugnatan (26) Thoss (10) Cariaso (3) Araneta Coliseum 4–0
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 November 4 Sta. Lucia 91-83 Miller (19) Devance (11) Tenorio (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–0 6 November 6 Burger King 87-73 Miller (19) Tenorio (10) Cablay (5) Cuneta Astrodome 6–0 7 November 13 Rain or Shine 81-86 Devance (24) Miller (11) Thoss (4) Ynares Center 6–1 8 November 20 Talk 'N Text 110-106 Miller (20) Miller, dela Cruz (7) Tenorio (6) Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 November 22 Purefoods 101-87 Tenorio (24) dela Cruz (7) Tenorio, 2 others (4) Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 November 29 Barako Bull 99-88 Hugnatan (17) Hugnatan (10) Miller (11) Ynares Sports Arena 9–1
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 December 9 San Miguel 122-116 (OT) Tenorio (27) Hugnatan (11) Devance (7) Araneta Coliseum 10–1 12 December 16 Talk 'N Text 119-113 (OT) Miller (22) Devance, Tenorio (8) Tenorio (5) Araneta Coliseum 11–1 13 December 20 Coca Cola 92-103 Miller (17) Hugnatan (8) Devance, Tenorio (4) Araneta Coliseum 11–2
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 January 9 Barangay Ginebra 90-93 Miller (29) dela Cruz (8) Miller, Fonacier (4) Batangas City 11–3 15 January 13 Sta. Lucia 85-77 Devance (17) Thoss (14) Hugnatan (6) Araneta Coliseum 12–3 16 January 15 Purefoods 77-94 Devance (14) Devance (8) Miller (5) Araneta Coliseum 12–4 17 January 20 Burger King 80-87 Miller (19) Devance (11) Devance (6) Ynares Center 12–5 18 January 22 Rain or Shine 95-94 Miller (23) Hugnatan, Thoss (11) Tenorio (6) Ynares Center 13–5
2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 February 10 Barangay Ginebra 104-79 Thoss (21) Devance (18) Tenorio (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 February 12 Barangay Ginebra 90-82 Miller (18) dela Cruz (16) Miller (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–0 3 February 14 Barangay Ginebra 91-88 Tenorio, dela Cruz (15) dela Cruz (15) Tenorio (4) Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 February 17 Barangay Ginebra 102-95 Tenorio (20) Hugnatan (10) Tenorio (10) Araneta Coliseum 4–0
Finals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 February 24 Purefoods 77-81 Miller (23) Thoss (14) Hugnatan, Miller (4) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 February 26 Purefoods 85-86 Tenorio (19) Devance (10) Miller, Tenorio (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 February 28 Purefoods 78-79 Miller (20) Devance (10) Miller, Tenorio (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 March 3 Purefoods 76-86 Thoss (19) Thoss (12) Tenorio (6) Araneta Coliseum 0–4
2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	15	3	.833	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722[lower-alpha 1]	2
3	Derby Ace Llamados	13	5	.722[lower-alpha 1]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	11	7	.611	4
5	Barangay Ginebra Kings	9	9	.500[lower-alpha 2]	6
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	9	.500[lower-alpha 2]	6	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	8	10	.444	7
8	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	10
9	Air21 Express	4	14	.222	11
10	Barako Energy Coffee Masters	3	15	.167	12

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. 2nd-seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
2. 5th-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Game Log

Transactions

Pre-season

Alaska Aces

Players Added Via Draft Mike Burtscher Sean Co Via Free Agency Ariel Capus

Players Lost

Fiesta Conference

Trades

April 28, 2010	To Alaska Cyrus Baguio [1]	To Barangay Ginebra Willie Miller

Imports recruited

Team	Player	Debuted	Final
Alaska Aces	Diamon Simpson (1/1)	April 7, 2010	August 18, 2010

References

1. "Alaska, Miller part ways". GMA News Online.